Rinse wringer



y July 2, 1946. A. scHELLNBERG 2,403,125

RINSEl WRINGER Filed May 2, 1941 QZe/Z for Patented July 2, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ice y aioaiz,

` 2 Claims.

, 1 l This invention relates to wringers of the type used in connection with motor driven domestic washing machines, and particularly to that type of wringer wherein a rinsing operation is performed. This application is an improvement on the rinse wringer set forth in my co-pending application, No. 368,159, tiled December 2. 1940, now Patent No. 2,358,256, granted Sept. l2, 1944.

' The particular object of the present invention is to provide improved conveyor and rinsing means in the rinse chamber of the wringer.

Other objects and benefits will be disclosed in the following descriptions and drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional elevation view of a rinse wringer having a conveyor carried on eccen tric rollers mountedv between two sets of rolls.

Fig. 2 is a similar cross-sectional elevation view showing a wringer having a hydraulic conveyor consisting lof angular jets as will later be explained.

Fig. 3 is still another similar cross-sectional view showing a -wringerhaving a conveyor consisting of multiple rollers assisted by angular spray jets.

It will be understood that all wringers, shown somewhat diagrammatically in the foregoing drawings. employ the reversible gear head driving the rolls and conveyor mechanism, the safety pressure release for the upper frame, the clutch to stop operation of the rolls and conveyor when pressure is released, the rinse basin overiiow, and generally all necessary mechanical structure shown in the aforesaid application, Serial No. 368,159, together with any necessary modifications 'of this structure as could be accomplished by skillful mechanics experienced in the art. It will be appreciated that the present application deals with detailed modifications of structure with the basic mechanism of the wringer remaining practically the same as shown in the aforesaid application, Serial No. 368,159.

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2 will eiectlvely move the clothes through the rinse chamber. The belt I8 may have perfor-ations I8' or rubber fingers I9 to assist in this movement, as well as to create agitation of water in the rinse chamber to agitate and ush the clothes with the rinse water in the basin, as well as that supplied by the spray tube SI.

Fig. 2 shows another species of wringer wherein the conveyor means is hydraulic. The hollow head 22 in the rinse basin is supplied with water under pressure from the pipe 24 either from city water pressure or from a pump power driven from the wringer gear head. Angular jets 23 in the hollow head 22 impinge against the clothes, agi.

In Fig. 3 I show another species of wringer wherein th conveyor means is by rollers 20-3 32 mountedin the rinse basin as above. These rollers may be either plain or corrugated as at cam'shapecl as at 3|', or having multiple lrubber lingers as"at 32',A in fact, the rollers may be of any desired shape to agitate and urge the clothes forwardly through the discharge rolls |6-I1. In order to keep clothes from falling through the rollers into the bottom of the `rinse basin, I provide bailies 33--32-45-36 between Movement of the clothes is also assisted by angular jets from the tubes S2 and S3 as shown. These jets drive the clothes downwardly against the rollers into contact with the rollers `where they will be agitated and urged forwardly through the discharge rolls IB-I'L Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. In a rinse wringer, a rinsing chamber, a. pair of intake rolls at one end of the rinsing chamber. a pair of discharge rolls at the opposite end oi' the rinsing chamber, conveyor means in the rins- J ing chamber including a belt carried on eccen- Now referring to the drawing. I designate the v lower frames by the numeral I0 and the upper frames by the numeral, Il. The dual pairs of driving rolls are designated |4'-|5 and IB-Il.l 'I'he water level in the rinse chamber in each case is designated by the letter L.- f

Now referring to Fig. 1, I show a wringer having a belt I8 mounted on eccentric rollers 2li-2|.

By the movement of the belt as actuated by the.

eccentrics, a walking rake action is created which tric rollers to agitato andv rinse garments as theyare moved through the rinse chamber. and spray rinse means in the rinsing chamber to maintain a water level therein.

2. In a rinse wringer, a rinsing chamber, co

4,5veying means in thev rinsing chamber including a belt for conveying garments through the rinsing' chamberand eccentric rollers supporting said belt to agitate the garments as they move through the rinsing chamber.

AIBERT SC. 

